Day 1 Seoul
Day 2 Seoul - Gangwon-do (122 km)
Day 3 Gangwon-do - Seoul (107 km)
Day 4 Seoul
Day 5 Seoul - Osaka (829 km)
Day 6 Osaka / Hiroshima (281 km)
Day 7 Osaka - Kyoto (42 km)
Day 8 Kyoto City Tour
Day 9 Kyoto - Hakone - Tokyo (455 km)
Day 10 Tokyo
Day 11 Tokyo
Day 1:
Seoul
Today, guests will arrive at Incheon International Airport in Seoul, you will be transferred to the hotel and self-check-in.
Guests arrive between 10:30 AM to 9:30 PM can gather at Gate 12 on the arrival floor of Terminal 1, where our tour guide will arrange you to take the shuttle bus to the hotel.
Guests arrive at other times can take the free shuttle bus to the hotel at Gate 14 of Terminal 1. The last shuttle bus departs at 10:20 PM. Guests can also take a taxi to the hotel (about $10).
Hotel check-in time is 2:00 PM.
Day 2:
Seoul - Gangwon-do (122 km)
Breakfast: Included|Lunch: Included|Dinner: Included
After breakfast, we will visit the Dae Jang Geum Theme Park. Then we will head to Namiseom,a half-moon shaped island formed as a result of the Cheongpyeong Dam. Afterwards we come to visit the Lake Skywalk to catch a stunning view of nature. Then we will visit the Seoraksan National Park, known as one of Korea's most beautiful mountains. During your stop at Seoraksan, we could see the Sinheungsa Temple. Then we will go to hotel and rest.
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Seoul, KOREA
Seoul is the capital and largest metropolis of South Korea. The Seoul Capital Area, which includes the surrounding Incheon metropolis and Gyeonggi province, is the world's second largest metropolitan area with over 25.6 million people, home to over half of South Koreans along with 632,000 international residents.
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Gyeonggi-do, KOREA
Gyeonggi-do is the most populous province in South Korea. Its name "Gyeonggi" means "the area surrounding the capital". Thus Gyeonggi-do can be translated as "province surrounding Seoul". The provincial capital is Suwon.
Dae Jang Geum Theme Park
Dae Jang Geum Theme Park is a restored and renovated outdoor set where most of the Korean drama Dae Jang Geum was filmed. Dae Jang Geum Theme Park is Korea's first drama theme park. It was made for spreading Korean Wave and introducing not only Korean culture but Korean court culture.
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Gangwon-do, KOREA
Gangwon-do is a province of South Korea, with its capital at Chuncheon. It is bounded on the east part by the East Sea, and borders Gyeonggi Province to its west, and North Gyeongsang Province and North Chungcheong Province to its south.
Namiseom
Namisum is a tiny half-moon shaped island located in Chuncheon, South Korea, formed as it was inundated by the rising water of the North Han River as the result of the construction of Cheongpyeong Dam in 1944.
Seoraksan National Park
Seoraksan National Park is a national park in South Korea. It listed by the South Korean government
with UNESCO as a tentative World Heritage site. It was also the first Korean national park to be named under the National Park Law in 1970.
Day 3:
Gangwon-do - Seoul (107 km)
Breakfast: Included|Lunch: Included|Dinner: Included
After breakfast, we will head to Gyeongbokgung and then visit Bukchon Hanok Village which is a 600-years old traditional residential district. We will drive to N Seoul Tower and visit famous Namdaemun Market. At here, we may enjoy Trickeye 3D Art Museum. After dinner, we will return to hotel.
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Gangwon-do, KOREA
Gangwon-do is a province of South Korea, with its capital at Chuncheon. It is bounded on the east part by the East Sea, and borders Gyeonggi Province to its west, and North Gyeongsang Province and North Chungcheong Province to its south.
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Seoul, KOREA
Seoul is the capital and largest metropolis of South Korea. The Seoul Capital Area, which includes the surrounding Incheon metropolis and Gyeonggi province, is the world's second largest metropolitan area with over 25.6 million people, home to over half of South Koreans along with 632,000 international residents.
N Seoul Tower
One of Seoul's most popular tourist attractions, this tower, built in 1971, was made for communication and observation. Measuring in at 236 meters tall, it is the second highest point in the city.
Trickeye Museum Seoul
A gallery franchise with big wall paintings or installations, which contain AR (augmented reality) effect and/or 3D illusions.
Day 4:
Seoul
Breakfast: Included|Lunch: Excluded|Dinner: Excluded
Today guests will enjoy a free day at leisure.
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Seoul, KOREA
Seoul is the capital and largest metropolis of South Korea. The Seoul Capital Area, which includes the surrounding Incheon metropolis and Gyeonggi province, is the world's second largest metropolitan area with over 25.6 million people, home to over half of South Koreans along with 632,000 international residents.
Gyeongbokgung
This palace in Seoul was once the main palace of the Joseon dynasty, built in 1395. Within, visitors will be able to find the National Palace Museum of Korea and the National Folk Museum.
Cheong Wa Dae
Known as the "Blue House,' this executive residence in Seoul serves as the home of the President of South Korea. It is a large complex of buildings built in a traditional Korean architectural style with some touches of modernism.
Day 5:
Seoul - Osaka (829 km)
Breakfast: Included|Lunch: Excluded|Dinner: Excluded
After breakfast, please take a bus ($15/person on your own expenses) to the airport and fly to Osaka. After arrival we will transfer to the hotel with the assistance of your tour guide. Check in hotel after 3:00pm and we could then enjoy our free time. Please refer to the "Departure & Return" for more detailed information.
Day 6:
Osaka / Hiroshima (281 km)
Breakfast: Included|Lunch: Excluded|Dinner: Excluded
Option 1: Guests can enjoy a free day in Osaka
Option 2: Take a day trip to Hiroshima at your own expenses ($369/person). Guests will take the Shinkansen to Hiroshima(1.5h), visit Miyajima, Itsukushima Shrine, Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum. We will take the Shinkansen back to Osaka in the afternoon.
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Osaka, JAPAN
Osaka is a designated city in the Kansai region of Japan. It is the capital city of Osaka Prefecture and the largest component of the Keihanshin Metropolitan Area, the second largest metropolitan area in Japan.
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Hiroshima, JAPAN
The capital of Hiroshima Prefecture in Japan.As of August 2016, the city has an estimated population of 1,196,274. Hiroshima was the first city targeted by a nuclear weapon, when the United States Army Air Forces (USAAF) dropped an atomic bomb on the city at 8:15 a.m. on August 6, 1945, near the end of World War II.
Hiroshima Peace Memorial
Originally the Hiroshima Prefectural Industrial Promotion Hall, and now commonly called the Genbaku Dome, Atomic Bomb Dome or A-Bomb Dome, is part of the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park in Hiroshima, Japan and was designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1996. The ruin of the hall serves as a memorial to the people who were killed in the atomic bombing of Hiroshima on 6 August 1945.
Day 7:
Osaka - Kyoto (42 km)
Breakfast: Included|Lunch: Included|Dinner: Excluded
In the morning, we will visit Osaka's iconic attraction Osaka Castle , then we will also visit the Osaka Fish Market Black Gate Market, and enjoy a wide variety of fishery products and sushi. After that, we will go to Nara to visit Deer Park and Todai-ji Temple. In the afternoon, we will head to Kyoto to visit the Kiyomizu-dera Temple, stroll Sakasaka. Tonight, we will return to the hotel within the time specified by the tour guide.
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Osaka, JAPAN
Osaka is a designated city in the Kansai region of Japan. It is the capital city of Osaka Prefecture and the largest component of the Keihanshin Metropolitan Area, the second largest metropolitan area in Japan.
Osaka Castle Park
This Japanese castle is one of the country's most famous landmarks, perched high on a hill above the city of Osaka and regarded as an important cultural monument by the Japanese government.
Duration: Approx. 40 Minutes
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Kyoto, JAPAN
For over 1,000 years, Kyoto was the imperial capital of Japan. Today, its economy is based around information technology. It is home to the Nintendo headquarters, one of the world's most popular video game corporations.
Otowa-san Kiyomizu-dera
An Buddhist temple in eastern Kyoto. The temple is part of the Historic Monuments of Ancient Kyoto (Kyoto, Uji and Otsu Cities) UNESCO World Heritage site.
Day 8:
Kyoto City Tour
Breakfast: Included|Lunch: Included|Dinner: Excluded
After breakfast, we will go to Arashiyama, then Kinkakuji Temple. Later we will visit a Sake Brewery and learn about the history of sake. Our last stop of the day is Fushimi Inari-taisha. Guests will have the rest of the day exploring more of Kyoto by themselves.
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Kyoto, JAPAN
For over 1,000 years, Kyoto was the imperial capital of Japan. Today, its economy is based around information technology. It is home to the Nintendo headquarters, one of the world's most popular video game corporations.
Kinkaku-ji
The name of this Zen Buddhist temple in Kyoto translates to the "Temple of the Golden Pavilion." It sits on a beautiful, tranquil lake. It was originally built in 1397 and rebuilt after a 1950 arson.
Duration: Approx. 40 Minutes
Fushimi Inari Taisha
Fushimi Inari Shrine is an important Shinto shrine in southern Kyoto. It is famous for its thousands of vermilions torii gates, which straddle a network of trails behind its main buildings. The trails lead into the wooded forest of the sacred Mount Inari, which stands at 233 meters and belongs to the shrine grounds. Fushimi Inari is the most important of several thousands of shrines dedicated to Inari, the Shinto god of rice. Foxes are thought the Inari's messengers, resulting in many fox statues across the shrine grounds.
Day 9:
Kyoto - Hakone - Tokyo (455 km)
Breakfast: Included|Lunch: Included|Dinner: Included
Today we will go to Hakone by Shinkansen in the morning. Once arrived at Hakone we will visit Oshino Hakkai, and take a cruise on the Lake Ashi. Next we will head to Kamakura and visit the Kamakura Buddha, a national treature to Japan. Afterwards, we will go to Tsurugaoka Hachimangu and Hasedera Temple. We will stay overnight in Tokyo.
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Hakone, JAPAN
Hakone, in Japan's Fuji-Hakone-Izu National Park west of Tokyo, is a mountainous town known for its hot springs resorts (onsen) and views of the iconic volcano Mount Fuji.
Lake Ashi
It is a highlight sightseeing in Hakone. It is near Fuji Mountain and if guests take a cruise on the lake, they may view a breathtaking scenery of Fuji Mountain combining with lake.
Day 10:
Tokyo
Breakfast: Included|Lunch: Included|Dinner: Excluded
After breakfast, we will visit Nijubashi, the Japanese emperor's residence, located in the center of Tokyo Chiyoda area. Then we will visit the 634 meter Sky Tree, world's tallest self - propelled tower. We will have Japanese BBQ for lunch. Afterward, we will visit Sens O-ji, a temple dedicated to Goddess of Mercy. We will also continue to visit Meiji Jingu and Shibuya.
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Tokyo, JAPAN
One of the 47 prefectures of Japan and has been the capital since 1869. The Greater Tokyo Area is the most populous metropolitan area in the world. It is the seat of the Emperor of Japan, the Japanese government and the National Diet.
Nijubashi
Meaning "Double Bridge" in Japanese, this bridge is one of the most famous in Japan. Though there are two separate bridges, when you look at them from the right angle, they appear to be a single two-storied bridge,
Senso-ji
Founded in approximately 628 AD, this Buddhist temple in Tokyo is the city's oldest as well as one of its most important. The street leading to the temple is called the Nakamise-dori and features many retail shops and kiosks.
Duration: Approx. 40 Minutes
Day 11:
Tokyo
Breakfast: Included|Lunch: Excluded|Dinner: Excluded
Today we will check out and self-transfer to the airport.